The Firelands Fly Fishers is a group consisting of fly fishers of all skill levels and experience. Our goal is to educate members on all aspects of fly fishing including fly casting, fly tying and conservation. We are an affiliate of the Federation of Fly Fishers. The Firelands Fly Fishers are located in Avon, OH.
The Firelands Fly Fishers meet from 6:30 to 9:00 PM on the second Wednesday of every month (September - June) at The French Creek Nature Center which is located at 4530 Colorado Ave. in Sheffield Village. For more information contact Bill Grake at (440) 937-5258 or email us here.
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May Fly of the Month
This month's fly is the Steelhead Streamer.
Next Meeting: May 9th - Casting Night!
Our annual Casting Night is Wednesday, May 9. Casting night is an excellent opportunity for fly
fisherman of all skill levels to come learn more about rods and improve your cast. I know I learn
something helpful every year and a few years ago, some of the most basic advice changed the way I cast.
You may find that you could cast further, with less effort. Bring your rods ready to cast, but no hooks
please! Tie on some yarn or cut the hook off of an old wooly bugger. Casting Night takes place at French
Creek Pine Tree Picnic Area #1, same location as our June picnic. Enter off of French Creek Road, west
of Abbe and east of River Road. Entrance is just west of railroad tracks, follow drive all the way back.
Summer Picnic and Raffle - June 13th
Members and their spouse/guest will be invited to our annual summer picnic and raffle on Wednesday, June 13 at Pine Tree Picnic Area #1. Our largest fundraiser for the year is the summer raffle. We use this money to pay for accomplished guides and fly fishing experts to come be our speakers.
This year, each member is asked to sell (or buy) at least 4 tickets at $5 each - $20 total. We know you can do more and many of you will. Joe Sloboda will have tickets and details regarding the raffle at Casting Night next week. Please pick up your tickets there.
Raffle Prizes as of May 2:
Echo 9', 6 wt, 4pc rod
Redington fly reel
Scientific Angler Sharkskin 6 wt line
Hook & Hackle 7'9", 3wt, 4 pc rod
An outing at Sunnybrook Trout Club
A box of flies from our Fly Tying Sessions
Fly Tying Sessions at Gander Mountain in Sheffield
Our very popular Wednesday night fly tying sessions have returned! FFF members and non-members alike are invited to join us at the Gander Mountain store in Sheffield to tie flies, tell stories and hopefully learn something new. Fly tying tools and materials are available to those new to the craft. Session are from 6:00 to 9:00 PM on the following days:
May 2, 16, 23, 30
The store is located at 5244 Cobblestone Road, Sheffield Village, OH 44035
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 41.4186563, Longitude: -82.0838369
Firelands Fly Fishers Book and DVD Library
A reminder to all members and news to many new members – we have a library! Mike Janosko is our club librarian and has a very special bag (like Santa for Fly Fishermen) full of the items listed below. Materials can be "checked out" or borrowed for one month. Just sign out the item and leave a $5 deposit at one of our meetings and return it at the next meeting and get your $5 back!
We are also accepting donations of books or DVD’s to the library! If you would like to communicate with Mike in advance of a meeting, e-mail him at mjanosko@aol.com
Click here to see an updated list of all books and DVD's in the library.
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